Annamayya Keerthanas Adivo Alladivo
Annamayya Keerthanas Adivo Alladivo
अन्नमय्य कीर्तन अदिवो अल्लदिवो
रागं: मध्यमावति (22 खरहरप्रिय जन्य)
आ: स रि2 म1 प द1 नि2 स
अव: स नि2 प म1 रि2 स
तालं: आदि
पल्लवि
अदिवो अल्लदिवो श्री हरि वासमु
पदिवेल शेषुल पडगल मयमु ॥ (2.5)
चरणं 1
अदॆ वेङ्कटाचल मखिलोन्नतमु
अदिवो ब्रह्मादुल कपुरूपमु । (2)
अदिवो नित्यनिवास मखिल मुनुलकु
अदॆ चूडु डदॆ मॊक्कु डानन्दमयमु ॥ (1.5)
अदिवो अल्लदिवो श्री हरि वासमु
पदिवेल शेषुल पडगल मयमु ॥ (1.5)
चरणं 2
चॆङ्गट नल्लदिवो शेषाचलमू
निङ्गि नुन्न देवतल निजवासमु । (2)
मुङ्गिट नल्लदिवो मूलनुन्न धनमु
बङ्गारु शिखराल बहु ब्रह्ममयमु ॥(1.5)
अदिवो अल्लदिवो श्री हरि वासमु
पदिवेल शेषुल पडगल मयमु ॥ (1.5)
चरणं 3
कैवल्य पदमु वेङ्कट नग मदिवो
श्री वेङ्कटपतिकि सिरुलैनदि । (2)
भाविम्प सकल सम्पद रूपमदिवो
पावनमुल कॆल्ल पावन मयमू ॥ (1.5)
अदिवो अल्लदिवो श्री हरि वासमु
पदिवेल शेषुल पडगल मयमु ॥ (2.5)
About This Stotram
Overview
Adivo Alladivo (full title: Adivo Alladivo Sri Hari Vasamu) is a Telugu keerthana by the 15th-century composer Tallapaka Annamacharya (Annamacharya), dedicated to Lord Venkateswara at Tirumala. The song describes Venkatachala hill as the eternal abode of Sri Hari (Vishnu) and is among the most celebrated pieces in the Annamacharya corpus.
What are the benefits of chanting Adivo Alladivo?
- Singing or reciting this keerthana is said to cultivate devotion to Lord Venkateswara.
- Devotees use it as a form of mental pilgrimage to the Tirumala shrine.
- Recitation is associated with spiritual merit and purification of the mind.
- The song fosters a sense of closeness to the Lord's divine presence on the sacred hill.
- It is sung to seek blessings during festivals and daily worship.
When is the best time to recite this?
Adivo Alladivo is sung during morning and evening puja, on Vaikuntha Ekadashi, and during Brahmotsavam at the Tirumala temple. It is also recited during personal Venkateswara worship at home.
Historical and traditional background
Tallapaka Annamacharya (1408–1503 CE) was a Telugu Vaishnava saint-composer who served at the Tirumala temple during the Vijayanagara Empire. He is credited with over 32,000 devotional keerthanas (sankirtanas), many inscribed on copper plates preserved at Tirumala. Adivo Alladivo is one of his best-known compositions. His works are part of the South Indian Bhakti tradition and belong firmly within Vaishnavism.
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Related Texts
- Venkateswara Suprabhatam — the morning hymn to Venkateswara, recited alongside Annamacharya's keerthanas at Tirumala.
- Venkateswara Ashtakam — an eight-verse Sanskrit hymn to the same deity.